PMO Analyst (Part-Time, Job-Share, Full-Time)

Are you a recent graduate or someone who has recently completed their studies with a passion for project management and a drive to succeed? Join our vibrant UK Portfolio Team within Operations and take on a key role in delivering impactful project changes across our UK business. This position is crucial for project success, ensuring that standardised project methodologies, governance, and processes are consistently applied and followed. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual to enhance their PMO and PM skills in a supportive and dynamic environment. You will gain valuable experience working on high-impact projects, develop strong professional relationships, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our project methodologies. If you are ready to take the next step in your career and make a significant impact, we want to hear from you! Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren't available full-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you may need. What will you be doing? As a PMO Analyst, you will be a change expert, collaborating closely with Project Managers to ensure the successful delivery of projects through our core service offerings. You will:

• Manage a diverse range of projects, forming strong relationships with stakeholders and external suppliers
• Be part of a large UK Portfolio team, working alongside PMO Consultants, Analysts, and Portfolio Analysts
• Engage in continuous improvement initiatives, supporting the PMO Lead by bringing fresh perspectives to enhance our processes and tools, Demonstrate strong knowledge and application of key PMO capabilities, including:
• Planning: Quality checking project plans to agreed standards, ensuring dependencies are identified and managed
• Governance: Supporting Project Managers with governance milestone deliveries, project approval funding requests, cost-benefit analysis creation, and benefit realisation tracking
• RAID Management: Identifying Risks, Issues, Assumptions, and Dependencies, maintaining the RAID log for mitigation and resolution
• Project/Programme Reporting: Conducting quality reviews and providing timely and accurate status reporting
• Resource Tracking and Management: Monitoring budget finances throughout the project lifecycle to ensure financial benefits are met
• Project Governance Forums: Supporting Project Managers with the preparation of governance forum meeting inputs and outputs
• Project Methodology: Driving consistency in our processes, tools, and methodologies, and supporting continuous improvement and automation efforts
• Have strong communication and relationship management skills.
  
  We are seeking a motivated and ambitious individual who is eager to develop their PMO and PM skills. The ideal candidate will:
• Understand the full project lifecycle (Agile and Waterfall) and have a proven track record of delivering excellent PMO services
• Possess fantastic communication and facilitation skills, with a history of building great business relationships, Be able to work to deadlines, prioritise time and workload effectively, and adapt to change.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including SharePoint, is essential.
• Show a commitment to self-development, with any professional PMO or PM qualification (Prince2, APM, P30, PMP) being advantageous.
  
  At Zurich we aspire to be one of the most responsible and impactful businesses in the world and the best global insurer. Together we're creating a brighter future for our customers, our people and our planet.
With over 55,000 employees in more than 170 countries, you'll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company who are a long-standing player in the insurance industry. We've made a promise to each other and every employee; to focus on sustainable impact, to care about each other's wellbeing, to use our diverse expertise to be curious and optimistic and to develop the skills needed for our future. If you're interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. Be part of something great. Our Culture: At Zurich, our sense of community is strong and we're particularly passionate about diversity and inclusion, which we've won numerous awards for. We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and ensure everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs or culture. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our customers, and so are committed to treating all of our applicants fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background, disability or any other protected characteristic. We've an environment that places a real importance on our people's wellbeing from a physical, mental, social and financial perspective. We work with our wellbeing partners and industry experts to provide the best advice and access to a wealth of lifestyle support. We're also committed to continuous improvement, and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities. We're passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity. Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, is one of the longest-established corporate trusts in the UK. In that time, we've awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us. #LI-Hybrid The financials
• 12% defined non-contributory pension scheme.
• Annual company bonus.
• Income Protection.
• Life cover - four times your salary.
Time away
• 25 days holiday a year plus bank holidays.
• You can also request to swap UK bank holidays for days off that have cultural or religious significance to you.
• The option to buy up to an additional 20 days or sell some of your holiday.
• Three days paid volunteering.
• Up to 16 weeks' full pay for maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
Your health is important to us
• Access to Private medical insurance.
• Virtual GP appointments.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Free flu jab.
• Access to a wealth of support from our wellbeing partners.
We're making a difference
• Creating a brighter, more sustainable future underpins all that we do here in Zurich. We were the first insurer to sign the 'UN Business Ambition for 1.5 C' pledge.
• Our charitable arm, Zurich Community Trust, has awarded grants and volunteered time to deserving causes in the UK valued at over £90 million.